Visiting Barkerville Historic Village is an opportunity to step back in time and staying at the St. George certainly adds to the experience. Being right in the middle on the village you can visit all the exhibits but also have the opportunity to return to the hotel to rest and use the washroom. The hotel is clean and well maintained. The rooms are very small and don't have closets. Only a few have private bathrooms. They don't have televisions or easy access to plugs to recharge electronics. But compared to what life must have been like at the beginning of the gold rush, the hotel is very comfortable. read more